When Worlds Collide | Mass Effect 3 | First Playthrough | Pt. 2

[@ferociouzbeats4147]

3:35:09 Bro that had me laughing so hard hahahaha

[@MattRowland]

23:23 FUBAR is a military acronym for "Fucked up beyond all recognition." Likewise, you've probably heard of SNAFU? "Situation Normal: All Fucked Up"

[@willfanofmanyii3751]

Garrus: "As charming as ever." Jack: "Bite me, Garrus. Better yet, bite Shepard, probably how she likes it!"

[@teejay_live]

😳😳

[@woodelf71]

​​@@teejay_livefemshep romancing Garrus get that line

[@teejay_live]

@@woodelf71 I imagined that was the case. Garrus and femshep a bit freaky huh?

[@woodelf71]

@@teejay_live nah it's just Jack teasing them 😅

[@teejay_live]

@ shhhh don’t ruin this for me

[@Crescendobro]

3:02:50 also HOLD the melee button for a Heavy Melee attack, they're super satisfying and deal a good chunk of damage, a heavy melee can usually one shot most basic troops. They don't have a secondary key binding cuz a light and heavy both use the same input 3:13:00 So Pull deals almost zero damage to armor, barriers or shields, it does a little and can stagger foot troops but in general you're better off shooting them until they're HP is red then u can use Pull to immobilize them. Pull can only work as a combo starter on someone it's lifted, same goes for Singularity, and Stasis. Warp can work as a combo starter on Armored targets but it will only explode for Biotic detonator powers, Garrus' Overload also works as a combo starter for what's called a Tech Burst. The detonator powers your Shepard has are Charge, Nova, and Shockwave, for Primers you have Pull, Incendiary Ammo, and Cryo Ammo. Liara can Prime biotic explosions with Singularity, Stasis, and Warp, she can detonate combos with Warp. Garrus can Prime with Overload and Detonate with Concussive Shot, Proximity Mine, and Overload but Biotics can only detonate with Biotics so Garrus won't be exploding one of Liara's Singularities

[@axelsanabria5354]

1:27:39 We all knew those long stares between Shepard and Kaidan in ME1 were just sexual tension e.e

[@teejay_live]

There was SO much tension in those stares. Wild that it took us this long to get some development there 😂

[@dyegorodriguez2126]

Ereba, that asari in the store who's a krogan's wife, she's the one who was in ME2 with Charr, the krogan reciting poetry to her on Illium. He's her husband. That's important to remember.

[@teejay_live]

Oh my god I remember that!!! Awww sooo cuteeeee

[@Scorpious187]

😢

[@Crescendobro]

2:57:00 Based off what I can find optimal Liara build is to get Pure Biotic, Warp, and Stasis to level 3, Singularity to Level 5, max Pure Biotic first, then Stasis, then Warp and Singularity with Warp Ammo being the last thing to throw points in. More details about her powers below. For Liara since you have ammo powers yourself it's best to invest minimal points in her Warp Ammo since she generally uses weaker guns anyway, if u were an Engineer or Adept getting Squad Warp Ammo could be useful. Maxing out Liara's passive Pure Biotic is a good idea because it dramatically reduces the cooldown of her powers and the rank 6 evolution Squad Bonus gives you a 10% reduced cooldown on your Biotic powers as well as any Biotic powers your 3rd Squad member might have too or u can get Singularity Recharge which drops the cooldown on her Singularity to be equal to Shepard's (which is like 4-5 seconds), meaning she can spam it out like crazy to lock up entire rooms of enemies with ease. Warp is even more useful than in ME2, it deals up front damage and leaves a lingering effect on enemies that weakens their armor and you can detonate this lingering effect for a Biotic explosion using Charge, Nova, or Shockwave plus Warp can detonate combos too so if u cast it on someone you've set on fire with your Incendiary Ammo, they'll trigger a fire explosion AND be primed for a Biotic explosion at the same time. Stasis is a lot more useful in ME3 since they changed it so enemies can be damaged while in Stasis now, the only catch is the freeze effect ends early if enemies take enough damage and there's an evolution called Bubble at rank 6 which is very useful because it makes Stasis into a second Singularity basically (it makes Stasis drop a bubble on your targeted enemy that can trap extra targets). Singularity is as amazing a power as ever, just avoid the Detonate evolution at Rank 6, it sounds good on paper but it only explodes when the Singularity expires on it's own, if Liara casts another singularity the old one expires without exploding.

[@jaqenhghar2970]

1:45:27 - brruuuuuhhhh 1:56:36 - probably one of the best quotes in the game I've followed several playthroughs and I wished they would play a lot longer. I do enjoy your videos, especially the last one which was like 6 hours long.

[@teejay_live]

That jellyfish line absolutely killed me… and then I killed all of the Hanar so.

[@MattRowland]

2:12:12 Teejay, you can change the floor on your map on ANY floor. by pressing the RB or LB button. The map will always tell you if there is as a "point of interest." You don't have to be on the floor to pull up the map.

[@JimboBenkins]

BANGER video Teejay! Your laughter to the iconic "You big... stupid... jellyfish" line was amazing Also WOW your ME3 videos are blowing up already!! Happy to see you're getting the KZbin attention you deserve. Can't wait for the next part!

[@teejay_live]

You’re so sweet 🥹🥹 thank you so much Jimbo!

[@Crescendobro]

1:27:55 It's interesting to note that in ME1 Kaiden was only available as a romance option for a female Shepard but mainly due to fan requests they made Kaiden bisexual in ME3 and he can be romanced by a male or female Shepard now. I know you're going for Liara so I don't feel like this is a spoiler really but there's also Steve Cortez who is a Gay romance option for just male Shepard and Samantha Trainor is a Lesbian romance option for female Shepard. Gotta love how they're being inclusive :)

[@joshmariota1046]

They were inclusive back in 2006. They had the whole male Shepard and Kaidan romance written in the game but they pussied out because they were afraid of backlash. You just need a mod to unlock the romance. I totally recommend it .

[@Ulriquinho]

@@joshmariota1046yeah I am kinda annoyed they didn’t bother unlocking it with the legendary edition. It’s one thing if it wasn’t already coded. But it is there, coded with the voice actors having already done those lines. They should have acknowledged they messed up when making ME1 and released it with the LE.

[@jakephocas1396]

Game mechanics: Fuel depots are in Ismar Frontier, Krogan DMZ, Silean Nebula, Annos Basin, Horsehead Nebula and Ninmah Cluster. You've been to al these systems in ME2. Also docking at the Citadel give you a full tank.

[@teejay_live]

Good bit to know thank you o7

[@andyh4464]

Those atrium fights in Grissom Academy are honestly some of the hardest in the game because you go into it pretty low level, so dont feel bad everybody has felt the pain in there. One tip I'll give as a vanguard is to combo your charge a bit more. Spamming charge->nova is a vanguard classic and is OP when you have quick recharge. Also charge->shotgun to the face->melee to finish off is another good one. You can get creative with it if you keep a really quick recharge speed. It can be really usefull to "pause" the action by bringing up the power wheel before you start to charge so you can evaluate your positioning and plan your next charge.

[@asivfc6055]

You should have 12 model ships hidden around the ship. Anderson had them taken out of your room for... reasons. Kasumi, if she lived, would have helped with the Hanar citadel mission. FYI: It is a good thing you went to Grissom. If you waited too... Ask if you want to know.

[@teejay_live]

Mmm… maybe I’ll ask after I finish lol

[@asivfc6055]

@@teejay_live And additional information on Kasumi. She would have help by cancelled the virus to save the Hanar home world if she survived Mass Effect 2.

[@evemassacre]

This was fun! Love how you did hours of exploring and then that hell of a battle exploded upon you. Also I love that there's a space hamster which most definitely might be a nod to Baldur's Gate's giant space hamster Boo. Can't wait for your next vid!

[@Crescendobro]

3:25:05 LOL when u were rolling all over the place u must have caused FPS drops cuz your shield started to regenerate that's kinda hilarious 3:30:00 so Cerberus Engineers drop turrets and repair Atlas mechs and their Turrets. The thing that was giving you trouble here (besides the never ending enemies) was Shield Pylons, u can tell they're around cuz they make that shimmer sound when someone gets in their radius. The pylons regenerate enemy shields until you destroy them or until you destroy the generators that are powering the pylons Tip for fighting Cerberus: Liara's Stasis can freeze enemies that don't have armor like Engineers or Centurions so they can't fight back (or lay down turrets), and also prime them for a Biotic explosion. It won't work on Guardians though unless you target their back or get the Bubble evolution 4:21:36 BEWARE using that console costs more money than it does to buy stuff at the actual store, they increase the price by 10% as a convenience fee when purchased at that terminal.

[@teejay_live]

Ooooo this is a good message and very helpful thank you. Also hilarious that the frame drops helped. I HAVE to remember to fix that before next session bc this was brutal 😂

[@Crescendobro]

General rule of thumb: if you want to avoid missions expiring on you try to clear as many of your non-Priority mission BEFORE going on to the next Priority one. Priority missions advance the story and can do stuff like close off planets which can block you from going there again to do side quests. The only exception is Priority: Eden Prime which I recommend doing early, I generally do it before even doing Priority: Palavan because it's a DLC mission that doesn't advance the main plot but does add to the plot

[@teejay_live]

Ok I wasn’t sure about Eden prime, but this is helpful information, thank you!

[@Crescendobro]

@@teejay_live there's 2 exceptions which have invisible timers built in that you'll fail if u don't do the soon enough after getting the mission, the first is Grissom Academy and the second has to do with a Bomb

[@Senji75]

So i did not know this at all but the academy mission had a timer, had you not done that mission within a certain time frame some very bad things would happen.

[@teejay_live]

Oh god. Thank god I went there then.

[@AmberSmith-zx2rp]

Kahlee Sanders worth 15 points (20 if Prangley survives). If you save all the tech students, that's +5 and another +5 for David Archer.

[@teejay_live]

Ohhhh interesting ok

[@Crescendobro]

So for the scanner every time you pulse it increases the Reaper alertness bar, when it's maxed out the Reapers will show up next time u pulse. once u hear that BZZZZZ noise they'll be in the star system and will chase u, if they catch u its an instant game over. Once the Reapers appear in a sector the only way to get them to leave is to do a mission somewhere else which will reset that sector, if u go back to that sector without doing a mission the Reapers will already be there waiting for you. The Reapers aren't in every star system, some sectors you can scan as much as you want without calling the Reapers but after you do another Priority mission things can change and the Reapers can invade new star systems

[@EmeraldKing6987]

I didn’t know that the entire Hanar home world would die if Kasumi was dead, also you really need to check your map more to see where things are on the citadel, that’s how you find places, people, and things you need to take care of, and when it comes to citadel mini missions that require scanning planets I recommend 100% every planet in every galaxy before you finish the Krogan planet missions

[@teejay_live]

THATS JUST BC OF KASUMI??? Oh my god… I do feel terrible. My Shepard is turning into a species destroyer 😭😭

[@EmeraldKing6987]

@@teejay_live that’s how it goes 🤷‍♂️ and thane being dead definitely has consequences as well, also I forgot to mention that you can see every floors characters and objectives by pressing LB and RB if your on controller so you don’t need to go to every floor, it’s at the top left and right of the map screen, it took me until my third play through to realize that

[@Crescendobro]

@@teejay_live technically you can still save the Hanar home planet without Kasumi if you let Bau get choked to death, but with Kasumi alive she'd go stop the virus while you save Bau netting you both Bau's War Assets and the Hanar Home Planet War Asset plus Kasumi becomes a War Asset too if you did her Loyalty Mission in ME2

[@asivfc6055]

FYI: Your citadel map, if you cycle through the levels using LB and RB, and it tells you exactly where everyone is. (Which is the most efficient way to do this...)

[@joshmariota1046]

I wouldn't worry about rushing thru things. Take your time and enjoy the journey. Just remember that Priority missions should be done last because they will unlock more star systems and advance the story resulting in the loss of certain quests. Yeah just explore, do your scannings, side quests, and then your priorities. Some of your scanning side quests will have to wait until you've finished the priority quest that unlocks the star system they're located.

[@teejay_live]

Yeah I think in ME1 I never felt any pressure to do things quickly and could just meander about and do everything. Now I feel terrified to take my time and do side quests bc I don’t want to get people killed. Probably my only complaint so far, but I get that they wanted to add a sense of urgency being that the stakes are so high right now

[@masetheimpailer]

Dang it and here I thought I was gonna get all caught up FINALLY.... aaaaaaand ya dropped another one today 🙃 I'll catch up before the end I swear 😅

[@Hotdogcouch]

Not the most pressing thing but check out the planet descriptions every once in a while! in 3 a lot of them are updated with how they’re faring in the reaper war Also the mods are unlimited from what I remember. So you can put the headshot mod on Liara’s pistol and have it on yours too

[@shawn2634]

When scanning through planets and fuel, if you listening for a beep sound by searching without scanning first, you will be able to get your assets before the Reapers take notice. Helped me

[@ЯАга-я4л]

Yeah, Jack had those scars all the time, left by Cerberus surgeries/experiments. Extensive tattoos is probably was a way to hide them.

[@teejay_live]

@@ЯАга-я4л I don’t know how I missed that in ME2. I love her and I hate Cerberus for what they did to her :(

[@Alchera201]

I don't trust anyone who doesn't at least get misty-eyed when they meet David Archer again ❤‍🩹

[@teejay_live]

That moment was so beautiful and so unexpected. I’m so glad they added it :’)

[@GlennWH26]

Melee- tap F. Heavy melee- hold F.

[@teejay_live]

I’ve been using controller but this makes sense. I’ll try to use that next time around

[@GlennWH26]

Vanguards don't get grenades. That's because Vanguards ARE grenades. The key is Nova. Charge recharges your barrier. Nova detonates your barrier, making Shepard the center of a massive biotic explosion. Then you charge again. Mix in shotgun, melee, and combat rolls, and you have the classic Vanguard Boogie.

[@Alchera201]

Vanguards reach their true potential in ME3 and become an almost unstoppable force

[@teejay_live]

Oooo it kept saying barrier and I was thinking barrier like ME1 and how I didn’t even have one. That makes more sense

[@Igor_Comentarista]

That interaction with James, you could do Renegade. but I understand the confusion, because a harmless action like this was in the renegade, be careful not to start the Shore Live DLC, it is recommended that you wait and do it before the last mission. I liked seeing your reaction to Kaidan, it was good that he apologized.

[@ЯАга-я4л]

Probably because Paragon Shepard doesn't even drink and too humble and selfless for that kind of military bravado. Renegade however would be all about it. People (and Bioware themselves) tend to forget that Paragon and Renegade arent exactly Good and Bad, its more like Paladin/Berserker type of deal, or Proper way/At all cost

[@jrrudy1118]

Grissom Academy is hard!!! Especially for a vanguard. I always try to save that mission until the last possible moment (because it is timed). But now the the rest of the missions should be a piece of cake eh? 😂

[@teejay_live]

It doesn’t help that I couldn’t recharge shields without charge but I’m masochistic and like the challenge so I can’t complain 😂

[@sashasaettele]

@@teejay_live A tip regarding recharging YOUR shields: Those shield pylons that recharge enemy shields - they do the same to yours. You can use that instead of waiting, whenever you're close to a pylon and desperately need shields. 😉

[@teejay_live]

@ oh. My. God. I wish I knew

[@sashasaettele]

@@teejay_live The trick is: When enemies are close to the pylons - shoot the generator! not the pylon. Then enemy shields aren‘t instantly regenerated. As soon as you‘ve cleared out enemies, you can reactivate the generator and voilá! you can have shield recharge for your shields. Took me two playthroughs to realize it, so… don‘t feel bad about not knowing. And that Grissom Academy mission really is one of the hardest in the entire game. I died so many times there with both an Adept and a Sentinel that I‘ve lost count.

[@jzbat21]

Not a spoiler but in me3, you can use either paragon or renegade prompts... It does not matter... Both allow you to get unique dialogues... It does not matter if you choose paragon or renegade... Like for the one with james and the marines who you gave drinks, the renegade prompt will allow you to bond with the marines

[@teejay_live]

Wait really? What’s the point in the distinction then?

[@dyegorodriguez2126]

​@@teejay_live That's not entirely true. Renegade/Paragon still bears a difference. Of course you get different reactions according to what you pick, but also the outcome changes. For instance, had you chosen the renegade quick reaction with the reporter (Khalisa), she would've punched you and you wouldn't have gotten her as a war asset. It is just a small example, but happens with big things too. Which is true is that whether you choose renegade or paragon you get something called "reputation". Tbh, I never understood the matter with reputation whatsoever

[@jzbat21]

​@@dyegorodriguez2126 sure... later on teejay will ask "why is that paragon/renegade?"... just giving my two cents... the paragon / renegade is now just showing up on 1 bar... compared to the first two where they were separate... seeing that all that matters is your reputation. As long you have high reputation you wont have a problem... But then again its your game @teejay_live you get to choose how you play it.... Just do the Citadel dlc right before the final mission...

[@EmeraldKing6987]

@@teejay_liveit gives you some renegade but it’s so small it’s insignificant

[@jakephocas1396]

“I wouldn’t mind taking a day or two to hang out here… “ Yeah, so what if there are a million people a day dying on Earth. Screw ‘em!

[@teejay_live]

Ok clearly I meant under other circumstancesssss

[@EmeraldKing6987]

You should have told Kelly to change her identity, and heavy melee is hold F

[@asivfc6055]

First of all, you and Radbrad have the most honest playthroughs of video games. This is how your first attempt at Grissom Academy is supposed to look. PS Watch your first video again. During the tutorial when you were on the roof top and fighting husks after running out of bullets. It tells you how to heavy melee. It looks cool but as a power is a bit underwhelming.

[@bugcatcherjess]

This is my first time watching your channel

[@teejay_live]

Hi , welcome!

[@Scorpious187]

In the book Mass Effect: Revelation (which was written by the writer who wrote the scripts for ME1 and ME2, Drew Karpyshyn), it's revealed that Kaylee Sanders and David Anderson had a budding romance before Saren ruined Anderson's chance to become a Spectre. I'm gonna say a couple things here that are kinda spoilers but because of the things you did in this playthrough you won't see them in your gameplay: I'm glad to see that you did this mission now, because if you don't do this mission early enough Jack gets turned into a Cerberus enemy and you end up encountering her later in the game and you have to kill her. (This isn't the only former squadmate this can happen to.) Also, depending on which order you pick your squadmates for this mission (not sure the exact formula the game uses to determine who's in the cutscene but I think it's whoever you've spent the most time with on missions out of the squadmates you pick), there's a special dialog when you first meet Jack. If Liara is in the cutscene, she says "I'd forgotten how angry she was", Jack will respond with "Whereas I barely remember you at all, Blue", and Liara will tell Jack her real first name in response. Fun side note: the voice actress for Jack, Courtenay Taylor, is also the voice actress of the female protagonist in Fallout 4, who is affectionately referred to as "Blue" by Piper. (I play way too many video games, lol... I've also played the Mass Effect trilogy like, 15 times or so.)

[@teejay_live]

Oooo very interesting stuff. I can definitely see myself going back and playing these games a bunch so no judgement here

[@spectre_26]

Omg Grissom Academy was so stressful, I think it aged me 😅 I like your strategies though, especially the dance around the turret before impaling yourself on it. It should have worked. The audacity should have been rewarded.

[@awkad]

Doctor Michel has always had a "french" accent because she's swiss

[@teejay_live]

@@awkad ahahahhaah… oh… oops. I only have one friend from Switzerland sorry

[@derecho7926]

fast forward to thumbnail, not there yet, hope discovered: quiz with biotic use: dealing with nature of bitotic specific, but teaching power combo. I have not got further with Grissom, let's see who the instructor is, but for him learn from the instructor. Power combos is fincky, but once you understand how it works, it makes sense: go power combining. ME2 was too subtle on it, but for us, for me a few years later my first time playing ME trilogy, ME3MP taught how useful power combos. Although not direct, your 3 hr 5 min mark sets it up, roughly. In this example, once shield is down due to guns, health shows up, singularity and then warp -- biotic explosion. Although no shields/barriers on an, if evolutioned right shockwave on an only health enemy, aka mook, shockwave can behave as either a primer OR a detonator. Forgot the difficulty you're at, but at higher levels, guns get nerfed, but power combos tend their own where basically team work comes in handy. Still slower, but more powerful than guns. It is finicky, but that time stamp is a heads up how ME3 works with powers.

[@derecho7926]

PS A several dozens with various classes, due to a certain dam I built when it comes to ME3 ending, my Shep I am playing now NG+ a year ago just partially into ME3, his LI is Jack lol. I though it was Miranda, but nope Jack. Never got the FU in ME2, nor took advantage of her... too psychotic biotic, but peer pressure tried it with LI and it is a fav but prefer others.

[@derecho7926]

Centurions my pariah in ME3, ME3MP, BUT turrets are above their knowledge... torture them the most because they THAT vocal with no qualms, Engineers are jerks 2nd most to to antagonize when gameplaying to hate (turrets and annoying capability they do), but Centurion attacking, the most hilarious vocal npc in ME3.... still annoying, but fun to go after *sigh* jerks with smokescreen... sorry love to have to fun ME3MP solo I always go antagonize Cereberus, the Centurions... the most enemy npc chatty folks to focus on. More humor than torturing, maybe not :P

[@derecho7926]

One more time, David Archer... one the best singular episodes in this series, if done right ;) No matter how many times you play, I have a few asses pts, this experience and glad you did is what MET special... the engagement and decisions, ugh you get it and hundreds of thousands to millions agree... Thank you for sparing him in ME2 :)

[@wkk89]

Hold melee button for heavy melee

[@EmeraldKing6987]

When you have the option to go to Andersons apartment on the citadel I would suggest you NOT do that, thats literally the LAST thing that you should do, its the last goodbye before the end of the game but they give it to you early

[@teejay_live]

Okok I’ll try to remember this

[@TigStripe]

Nobody tell him he can check every floor by pressing LB and RB on the map...

[@alemusicgirl]

it's ok to start leviathan dlc but u suggest you to finish it close to the end of the game i really enjoy spread it all along the game

[@teejay_live]

Okokok perfect. I definitely panicked at first (as I’m sure you saw) but it seemed fine for now lol

[@jakephocas1396]

Haven't got to the end yet, but are you ever going to use the Map in this game?

[@teejay_live]

I did end up using it and it actually ended up being a little helpful. Whodve thought

[@GlennWH26]

​@@teejay_liveMore helpful than the journal, in most cases.

[@GlennWH26]

It's not as simple as Paragon=Good, Renegade=Evil. It's more Paragon = noble, idealistic, kind, Renegade = cynical, pragmatic, ruthless. There is a galactic war for survival going on. Sometimes you have to make hard choices. In this case, the Paragon interrupt was to save Bau, who is being murdered right in front of you. The alternative would be to leave Bau to die while you stopped the virus. So, Bau lives, but the Reapers conquer Kahje, and the hanar and drell species are likely doomed to extinction. Another Paragon decision you made this episode (instantly- you didn't even even stop to consider it) will have a terrible consequence. But I won't spoil it here.

[@teejay_live]

Imo he’s a spectre and should’ve just been able to take on that one measly guy but what do I know 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@asivfc6055]

If you don't mind spoilers due to decisions that you already made (that you cannot undo now) Scroll down for what happens and why it happens. (Not about Grissom Academy) . . . . . . RIP Kelly. You should have selected the renegade option and told Kelly to "change her Identity," instead of "you are doing good work here." Cerberus will find and kill her now. (Sometimes renegade is the better option).

[@MattRowland]

Stop. It's STILL a spoiler, regardless if he can't change it. Now he won't be SURPRISED and get the same feeling you did when it happens. I really hate some of you.

[@asivfc6055]

@MattRowland first, I asked during ME1 if he minded hearing about stuff alternative things that already happened. He said he didn't. Second I created a gap to allow him to click to read more in case he changed his mind and no longer wants to know. Third the way Shepard finds out is missable.